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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Exclusive by Matt Hughes

Brentford FC received £3.23m in public money for research and development

Brentford manager Thomas Frank (right) and Ben Ryan, the club’s director of elite performance.
Brentford manager Thomas Frank (right) and Ben Ryan, the club’s director of elite performance. Photograph: David Rogers/Getty Images

Brentford football club have received £3.23m in public money for research they have commissioned into sports science, medicine, training and tactics over the past two years.

Under the terms of the research and development (R&D) tax credit scheme, businesses can claim back 20% of the costs of a research project on the proviso that the results of the research are made widely available and “create an advance in the overall field”.

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